- Oct 12, 2001
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"THE APPEARANCE OF MALE DEEP SEA ANGLERS
At first, male deep sea anglers are free swimming, with large eyes, no rod or lure, and no digestive tube. Their skin is smooth. When a female and male meet, the male grips her skin with his teeth as usual. From this moment he begins to degenerate. His eyes grow smaller and are eventually lost. His skin becomes spiny and around his jaws it fuses with the female's skin leaving a small hole on each side of the mouth which water is drawn for breathing. His blood vessels join with those of the female and he is fed from her blood circulating through his body. Meanwhile, the male grows in size and he grows a large testes. The rest of his internal organs disappear. He is now a part of the female deep sea angler!"
http://ramseydoran.com/anglerfish/deep_sea.htm
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At first, male deep sea anglers are free swimming, with large eyes, no rod or lure, and no digestive tube. Their skin is smooth. When a female and male meet, the male grips her skin with his teeth as usual. From this moment he begins to degenerate. His eyes grow smaller and are eventually lost. His skin becomes spiny and around his jaws it fuses with the female's skin leaving a small hole on each side of the mouth which water is drawn for breathing. His blood vessels join with those of the female and he is fed from her blood circulating through his body. Meanwhile, the male grows in size and he grows a large testes. The rest of his internal organs disappear. He is now a part of the female deep sea angler!"
http://ramseydoran.com/anglerfish/deep_sea.htm
DISCUSS!!
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